摘要:
The subject invention concerns new classes of pesticidally active proteins and the polynucleotide sequences that encode these proteins. In preferred embodiments, these pesticidal proteins have molecular weights of approximately 40-50 kDa and of approximately 10-15 kDa.
摘要:
Bacillus thuringiensis hybrid toxin fragment comprising structural domains I, II and III in this order starting from the N-terminal, wherein the domains are derived from at least two different Cry protein, domain I is domain I of any Bacillus thuringiensis Cry protein or a part of said domain or a peptide substantially similar to said domain, domain II is domain II or Cry 1 Ia or a part of said domain or a peptide substantially similar to said domain, and domain III is domain III of Cry1Ba or a part of said domain or a peptide substantially similar domain.
摘要:
Introducing blocks of foreign genes in a single operon would avoid complications such as position effect and gene silencing inherent in putting one gene at a time into random locations in the nuclear genome. Cloning several genes into a single T-DNA does not avoid the compounded variable expression problem encountered in nuclear transgenic plants. This disclosure shows that a bacterial operon can be expressed in a single integration event as opposed to multiple events requiring several years to accomplish. Expression of multiple genes via a single transformation event opens the possibility of expressing foreign pathways or pharmaceutical proteins involving multiple genes. Expressing the Cry2aA2 operon, including a putative chaperonin to aid in protein folding, in the chloroplast via a single transformation event leads to production of crystalized insecticidal proteins. Expressing the Mer operon via a single transformation event leads to a phytoremediation system.
摘要:
Disclosed are novel insecticidal polypeptides, and compositions comprising these polypeptides, peptide fragments thereof, and antibodies specific therefor. Also disclosed are vectors, transformed host cells, and transgenic plants that contain nucleic acid segments that encode the disclosed delta -endotoxin polypeptides. Also disclosed are methods of identifying related polypeptides and polynucleotides, methods of making and using transgenic cells comprising these polynucleotide sequences, as well as methods for controlling an insect population, such as Colorado potato beetle, southern corn rootworm and western corn rootworm, and for conferring to a plant resistance to a target insect species.
摘要:
Novel combinations of 5', 3' and intron genetic elements are provided for enhanced expression in transgenic plants. The elements are associated with a fructose 1,6-bisphosphatase gene, a chlorophyll a/b binding protein gene, a ubiquitin gene, a nopaline synthase gene, and/or a heat shock gene. Recombinant DNA molecules containing the non-translated 5' and/or 3' non-translated elements of the invention are further provided, as are plant cells, tissues and plants containing those DNA molecules.
摘要:
The subject invention concerns materials and methods useful in the control of pests and, particularly, plant pests. More specifically, the subject invention provides new, plant-optimized polynucleotide sequences that encode pesticidal toxins. The polynucleotide sequences of the subject invention have certain modifications, compared to wild-type sequences, that make them particularly well-suited for optimized expression in plants. Using the polynucleotide sequences described herein, the transformation of plants can be accomplished, using techniques known to those skilled in the art, in order to confer pest resistance upon said plants. In preferred embodiments, the subject invention provides plant-opimized polynucleotide sequences which encode toxin proteins that can be referred to as cytC-type toxins. A preferred toxin encoded by a plant-optimized gene is also disclosed.
摘要:
The present invention is related to modified, synthetic DNA sequences allowing improved insect control due to their improved mRNA procession, stability and their enhanced translation in higher plants. Said synthetic DNA sequences comprise useful tools for resisitance management, especially for overcoming cross-resistance problems. The improvements are achieved by providing synthetic modifications of the truncated DNA sequence (SEQ ID NO:3:) of the cry9Aa gene, preferably SEQ ID NO:2: coding for a protein characterized by having an amino acid sequence SEQ ID NO:1: or alterations thereof still having substantially the same insecticidal action as the insecticidal protein encoded by the cry9Aa gene of Bacillus thuringiensis ssp. galleria (Btg). Also disclosed is the use of the modified, synthetic DNA sequences for producing said insecticidal protein and for producing transgenic plants expressing effective amounts of the insecticidal proteins.
摘要翻译:本发明涉及修饰的合成DNA序列,其允许改进的昆虫控制,这是由于它们改进的mRNA加成,稳定性及其在高等植物中的增强翻译。 所述合成DNA序列包括用于电阻管理的有用工具,特别是用于克服交叉阻力问题。 通过提供cry9Aa基因的截短DNA序列(SEQ ID NO:3 :)的合成修饰来实现改进,优选SEQ ID NO:2:编码特征在于具有氨基酸序列SEQ ID NO:1的蛋白质: 或其改变仍然具有与由苏云金芽孢杆菌(Bacillus thuringiensis)ssp的cry9Aa基因编码的杀虫蛋白基本相同的杀虫作用。 galleria(Btg)。 还公开了修饰的合成DNA序列用于产生所述杀虫蛋白和用于产生表达有效量的杀虫蛋白的转基因植物的用途。
摘要:
Disclosed and claimed are novel Bacillus thuringiensis isolates, pesticidal toxins, genes, and nucleotide probes and primers for the identification of genes encoding toxins active against pests. The primers are useful in PCR techniques to produce gene fragments which are characteristic of genes encoding these toxins. The subject invention provides entirely new families of toxins which can be obtained from the supernatants of Bacillus cultures.
摘要:
Disclosed are methods for increasing the activity of B. thuringiensis delta -endotoxins against Coleopteran insect pests. Also disclosed are methods for mutagenizing nucleic acid sequences encoding these polypeptides, and increasing insect resistance in transgenic plants expressing these genes.